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As the final speaker in the 2014 program- "The Whaling City: Past, Present, and Future"- the Friends of Fort Trumbull S.P. proudly present Rear Adm. Sandra L. Stosz, Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy in New London. Although New London's name no longer is carried around the world by intrepid whaling crews, now, its name is carried forth by the men and women of the Coast Guard, whose officers have been trained at the Coast Guard Academy in New London. The Coast Guard is the embodiment of New London's past, present, and future. Rear Adm. Stosz will speak on "The U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London: Locally Relevant, Nationally Prominent". Rear Adm....

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As the final speaker in the 2014 program- "The Whaling City: Past, Present, and Future"- the Friends of Fort Trumbull S.P. proudly present Rear Adm. Sandra L. Stosz, Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy in New London. Although New London's...

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